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9781889140605

Surviving Your Adolescents : How to Manage and Let Go of Your 13-18 Year Olds

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  • ISBN13:

    9781889140605

  • ISBN10:

    1889140600

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2012-05-01
  • Publisher: Parentmagic, Inc.
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Summary

A step-by-step approach to handling teenagers, this guide helps parents end hassles and improve their relationship with their adolescent. Parents learn how to communicate with teenagers, how to manage teenage risk-taking, how to let go in certain situations, and when to seek professional attention. Concise and encouraging, this resource walks parents through the ups and downs of parenting teenagers as their kids push towards independence.

Author Biography

Thomas W. Phelan, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and the bestselling author of 1-2-3 Magic: Effective Discipline for Children, Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder, All About Attention Deficit Disorder, “I Never Get Anything!,” and Self-Esteem Revolutions in Children. He lives in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Snubp. 1
Straight Thinking
Appreciating Adolescencep. 9
What's Normal?p. 15
Risky Businessp. 23
Diagnosing Your Own Reactionsp. 31
Your New Job Descriptionp. 37
Don't Take It Personally
Making Sense of The Snubp. 45
"Don't Take It Personally" in Action!p. 53
Manage & Let Go
Six Kids: Intervention Examplesp. 63
Establish House Rulesp. 67
Managing The Big Four Risksp. 73
Your Teens Have Their MBAs!p. 87
Possible Intervention Rolesp. 93
Stay in Touch
What Not To Do: The Four Cardinal Sinsp. 111
What To Dop. 119
Take Care of Yourself
Midlife Parentp. 131
How To Take Care of Yourselfp. 139
Relax and Enjoy the Movie
Boomerang Kidsp. 145
The Futurep. 149
Appendixp. 153
Indexp. 163
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